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Helen loves conventions - all kind of conventions. 2014 was her fortieth year of congoing since the first British Star Trek convention in 1974. Her first American convention was Boskone in Boston in 1977, and her first U.S. anime conventions were Anime America and Anime Expo in California in 1994. Over four decades she's designed, made, and worn whole wardrobes of historical and SFF costume, and has appeared in and judged Trek, SFF, anime, and costume convention shows. She's written, edited, illustrated, and contributed to more fanzines and convention books than she can remember.

Helen first got into Japanese popular culture in 1981. She edited two professional anime magazines - Anime UK and Manga Max - and wrote the first book on anime in English in the 1990s. She's had eleven non-fiction books and many articles published in six languages, including Japanese, with more to come this year.

She and Jonathan Clements have just finished updating their epic work The Anime Encyclopedia, reviled and ripped off in equal measure by Internet pundits around the globe. The third edition has 40% more content than the second, with over 1,100,000 words and over a thousand pages. It qualifies as a lethal weapon requiring open carry.

2015 Admission Status

Weekend/Group

SOLD OUT

Friday

AVAILABLE

Saturday

AVAILABLE

Sunday

AVAILABLE

The Teahouse

Join us at The Teahouse of The Maple Moon, our official message board. Find answers to your questions about the convention, discuss anime and manga with other con-goers, or let us know what you'd like to see and do at Anime North!

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Hospital for Sick Children

Anime North is proud to be one of the many fund raisers for the international Hospital for Sick Children Foundation that is based in Toronto, ON. Our many activities for "Sick Kids" as it's affectionately known as, has raised over $80,000 in the previous years. One of our signature events is the Anime North All Star Charity Auction - read more...